[Münchausen syndrome by proxy. A case report].
The plastic surgeon rarely encounters patients with factitious disorders. The syndrome of Münchausen by proxy is a part of it. We put the point on this syndrome through a clinical observation of an eight-year-old girl victim of parental abuse.
Moussaoui
A
A
Service de chirurgie plastique, centre des brûlés, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco. zawa100@caramail.com
Fejjal
N
N
Ababou
K
K
Tourabi
K
K
Ennouhi
A
A
Ribag
Y
Y
Slaoui
A
A
Sqalli
J
J
Ihrai
H
H
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*